Melinda Dunbar , LPC

Melinda Dunbar is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Texas with 9 years of clinical experience providing counseling and psychotherapy. She focuses on helping people navigate relationship challenges, trauma and abuse, low self-esteem, depression, major life changes, addictions, family and parenting concerns, anger, career transitions, and compassion fatigue. Her work also addresses attachment and abandonment issues, codependency, communication and control problems, dependent personality traits, divorce and separation, forgiveness, isolation and loneliness, jealousy, life purpose, narcissistic dynamics, post-traumatic stress, self-love, and women’s issues.

Melinda draws from established therapeutic approaches including Attachment-Based Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT), and Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR). She tailors treatment to each person’s unique situation rather than applying a one-size-fits-all model. By combining evidence-informed techniques with a focus on each client’s strengths, she supports practical change and emotional growth.

Her style emphasizes collaboration - therapists and clients work together to set goals, explore patterns, and develop new coping skills. Melinda aims to offer a respectful, nonjudgmental environment where individuals can examine underlying concerns and build resources to reach meaningful, sustainable improvements in their lives.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Care

Melinda integrates Attachment-Based Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to address emotional patterns and practical concerns. Attachment-Based Therapy explores early relationship dynamics and how they influence current bonds, which can be especially helpful for attachment issues, abandonment concerns, and relationship conflicts. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes empathy and unconditional positive regard, creating space for clients to define their goals and find their own solutions. CBT focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and behaviors and developing concrete strategies to manage symptoms like depression, anxiety, and problems with coping.

Choosing the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Melinda works collaboratively with each person to assess needs, preferences, and goals, and she adjusts methods over time so the treatment fits the individual rather than the other way around.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility for busy schedules and varied circumstances. Sessions can occur by video call or phone, and shorter check-ins or ongoing support can happen via live chat or text-based messaging. These options allow licensed professionals to maintain continuity of care, accommodate work and family commitments, and support progress from locations that work best for the client.